Chapter 14
"K…Kishu…" a tired voice said from inside the teepee like structure the alien and human had used as shelter the night before.
Kish glanced over at the make shift home and replied "I'm out here kitten! I just went to get us some breakfast."
Ichigo emergered from the tent totally bedraggled. Kishu chuckled and said "How was I supposed to know it would rain last night?"
Ichigo glared at him remembering the previous evening:
Thunder boomed and lightning cut across the sky, making Ichigo jump about a mile.
Kishu, who sat across from her in the "tent", grinned and grabbed her wrist, pulling her onto his lap.
"Is the little kitty scared of the rain? Don't worry I'll protect you." He stated, smirking as he stroked her hair.
"S-shut up, Kishu. It's not the rain I'm scared of, it's the thunder!" the girl snapped
That's how it was the whole night, every time the sky screamed with thunder, Ichigo would wake up. She yawned and sat down beside the alien.
"What's for breakfast?" she asked sweetly
"Fruit. The forest has tons of it!" Kishu told the cat girl, pecking her on the cheek as he handed her an object that resembled a banana.
Ichigo took a bite and gasped it was one of the best things ever tasted. She downed it in five seconds.
The alien laughed. "You were hungry. Weren't you kitten?" he giggled
Ichigo pouted and replied haughtily "Yes, I was, thank you very much."
She looks so cute when she's upset. Kishu thought dreamily as he wrapped an arm around her, pulling her close.
"I'm sorry, I love you so much, kitty." He murmured into her hair as they embraced.
"You are forgiven. I love you too, Kishu." she replied snuggling into his lap as the two just sat there listening to the screeching of birds and just loving each other.
"Get me some more herbs, human." Deep Blue commanded. Ryou grumbled but retrieved the plants.
"Why do you need all this stuff anyway?" the blond asked crankily, angry that he still didn't have Ichigo warm and snug in his arms.
"Because I'm going to cast a spell to try to locate my future queen!" Deep Blue growled, sprinkling the leaves into a mud bowl, equally infuriated that the cat girl wasn't here with him, being held his embrace.
"Your future queen?!" Ryou shrieked lunging at Deep Blue " She was meant to be mine!"
Deep Blue sneered and said simply "We'll see."
This calmed Ryou down enough so that he sat down as the sorcerer went back to his spell.
A few minutes later Deep Blue looked at Ryou and announced "I have found them."